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Avoiding the Mac Duo Dock TICK OF DEATH!
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston, Texas
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Logic tells me that the best way to prolong the life of my Duo Dock, with its faulty-designed power supply, was to leave it UNPLUGGED until I need to use it...
But I read somewhere that the best way to prolong the life of the device was to leave it PLUGGED IN, and avoid prolonged unpluggings!
WHICH ONE..?!?
<small>[ 07-25-2002, 04:16 AM: Message edited by: cwashii ]</small>
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Craig W.
Mac Proud (1985-) in Houston Texas
Current Toys: Performa 578 & 6115/G3, PowerMac 6100/G3, 7300/200, 7600/200, 7300/200, 7600/233, 7500/132 ... 4 Duo Docks, Three Powerbook Duo 280c's, two Turtle Doves.... AND I still use my Newton 120 daily !!)
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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The weak part of a DuoDock is a capacitor that is under-rated voltage wise. Capacitors have moisture in them. When they dry up they go out of their normal range and the power supply fails.
Capacitors dry up from non-use and also hot temperatures. The power supply isn't very hot in the DuoDock. I would recommend leaving it plugged in. Components of an electrical device get stressed turning them on and off, so if you leave it on all the time - less of that.
You can also get the capcitor replaced yourself or by someone else fairly easily. It is a 16v cap that is in it I believe. I replaced it with a 50v cap for a friend and he hasn't had any issues since for 4 years. Be sure to replace the cap with the same microfarad size, but you can increase the voltage and temperature rating.
Andrew
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